What are the forces moving the Minnesota economy? Adam Belz tries to identify the trends and show the connections between Minnesota and the larger U.S. and global economies. You can connect with him on Twitter: @adambelz

I'm a little late to this, but U.S. Bank has formed its 2015 “Dynamic Dozen,” a group of millennials chosen by the company’s senior leaders to give their perspectives on how to make U.S. Bank more attractive to their age group.

The company has been doing this since 2009. The Dynamic Dozen has influenced the bank’s mobile banking road map and various career development programs. Members of the Dynamic Dozen have also participated in focus groups to help the bank better understand its benefits enrollment process and how to better engage the millennial generation as both employees and customers. The group has also provided feedback on intranet prototypes; shared insights on campus card opportunities; generated ideas to help college graduates with financial best practices; and much more.

Here's the list. I linked to the LinkedIn profiles of the ones in the Twin Cities that I could find:

This is the percentage of the population living in poverty in Minnesota, by county, 2013. This data comes from the American Community Survey, 2013, 5-year estimates. The redder the county, the higher the poverty rate.